Wayne Newton
Also Known As: Carson Wayne Newton, Mr. Las Vegas, The Midnight Idol, Mr. Entertainment, Mr. New Vegas
Biography: Wayne Newton is a singer and stage performer from the 1960s to the present. He is of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and German as well as Native American (specifically Powhatan and Cherokee) ancestry. In the 1960s, he was a very popular singer with a very clean cut youthful appearance, with hits like "Danke Schon". However, because he had a high pitched voice, many joked (wrongly) that he was effeminate or even gay, and Johnny Carson made Newton the butt of his jokes, but when Newton threatened Carson, he stopped telling the jokes. In the 1970s, he reinvented himself with a completely different image, and became more successful than ever! He has performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas which has earned him the nicknamed of "Mr. Las Vegas". He has also appeared in a few movies from the 1950s to the present, usually in cameo roles as himself. As of 2020, he is still alive at the age of 78!
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Licence to Kill
Overview: After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-13
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Smokin' Aces
Overview: When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-09
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Best of the Best 2
Overview: In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brakus and shutting down the fight club.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-05
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Overview: To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Crime Mystery Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-11
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Overview: Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-03
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The Dark Backward
Overview: A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-26
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Night of the Running Man
Overview: A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-19
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Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
Overview: A fresh look at the everchanging adult Disneyland of Las Vegas, featuring pirate ships, volcanos, 25 casinos on the Strip, 10 more casinos in Glitter Gulch, plus a guide to Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, old Nevada and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-15
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40 West
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-16
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80 Steps to Jonah
Overview: Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-01
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Getting Back to Zero
Overview: Two brothers reconcile their relationship over the death of their father after they inherit his craps table and gambling debt. A dark comedy set in the world of underground casinos.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-10
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Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Overview: Hosted by Don Meredith & Cindy Williams with Eddy Arnold, David Brenner, Foster Brooks, Charo, Norm Crosby, Rodney Dangerfield, John Davidson, Sammy Davis Jr., Lola Falana, Redd Fox, Robert Goulet, Jack Jones, the Lennon Sisters, Liberace, Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Doc Severinson, Rip Taylor, Dionne Warwick, Andy Williams and many more.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-23
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Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001)
Overview: In 1965, Glen Campbell was a session guitarist and singer from Arkansas who had played and sung on countless surf, hot rod, and sunshine pop records that labels and studios in California were issuing in the mid-'60s. After he filled in for Brian Wilson as a touring member of the Beach Boys that year, the Beach Boys' label, Capitol Records, offered Campbell a solo recording contract, which paid off two years later when Campbell's pop-folky country version of John Hartford's poetic and tumbling "Gentle on My Mind" hit the pop charts. Campbell's solo career was on the way, and the rest, as they say, is history. This collection features live performances from Campbell captured between 1972 and 2001, and includes versions of all of his classic hits, as well as bonus tracks of Campbell duets with Wayne Newton, Anne Murray, Seals & Croft, Helen Reddy, and others.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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A Night to Die For
Overview: TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, and Ice-T. Aired on CBS ahead of a screening of Die Hard 2, the day before the third film was released.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-18
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Vegas Vacation
Overview: The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-13
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Who's Your Daddy?
Overview: An adopted Ohio high school senior discovers he is the inherited heir to a porn empire. Dropped into a bitter power struggle, his new flock of beautiful co-workers come to his aid.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-07
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Joys
Overview: Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Overview: The new installment of the Sharknado franchise takes place 5 years after Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! There have been no Sharknados in the intervening years, but now they’re appearing again in unexpected ways.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-31
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Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Overview: Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
Genres: Comedy Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-29
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Valiant
Overview: The powerful story of the Vegas Golden Knights in their very first year of existence, when they healed and unified their home city after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and took an unprecedented run for the Stanley Cup.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-17
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Ocean's Eleven
Overview: Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-07
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Puppy Love
Overview: A prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage and a homeless prostitute are brought together through obscene circumstances and embark on a perverse journey through the gutter.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-11
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Stealing Chaplin
Overview: Two brothers steal Charlie Chaplin's body and hold it to ransom.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-16
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Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
Overview: A filmmaker makes a documentary about Elvis sightings
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-15
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Elvis Meets Nixon
Overview: A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-12
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The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Overview: Star studded show
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-29
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